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Panel discusses pros, cons of cancer screenings
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- When it comes to cancer screenings, ignorance is not bliss. Knowledge and discussions with one's doctor can help a person decide which tests are right and when, five local physicians said Wednesday night during a panel discussion at Indiana...Tags: Lung Cancer, Indiana University, Drugs and Medicines, Colon Cancer, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month promotes everyday awareness
March is observed across the nation as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Many survivors, patients, caregivers and others whose lives have been affected by colorectal cancer come together to generate awareness of the importance of getting screened and...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Abdominal Pain, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Colonoscopy tied to lower risk of advanced cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a colonoscopy in the past decade are less likely to be diagnosed with advanced colon cancer than those who haven't been screened recently, according to a new study. Researchers found less-invasive tests,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Colon Cancer, Medical Research, American Cancer Society, Internal Medicine
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Screenings can stop colorectal cancer early
Jessamine County Health DepartmentIf you’re 50 or older, getting a colorectal cancer screening test could save your life. Colorectal cancer usually starts from polyps in the colon or rectum. A polyp is a growth that shouldn’t be there. Over time, some polyps turn into...Tags: Colon Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses
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Susan R. McCarney
janeth@herald-mail.comSusan McCarney was a woman in motion. Her family said it was typical for her to have completed several loads of laundry and have the house cleaned by 7 a.m. “She was always busy. She loved to clean, anything in the house, anybody’s house,&...Tags: Potatoes, Substance Abuse, Colon Cancer, The Herald-Mail, Pies and Tarts
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Letters: Tweaking Medicare's fee-for-service model
Re "Paying for results, not treatments," Editorial, Dec. 31 Your premise, switching from a Medicare fee-for-service payment model, does not take into account multiple variables physicians must consider. Putting financial burdens on doctors for better...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, George Bernard Shaw, Finance, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Cancer Numbers in Virginia compared to Nation
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterCancer deaths nationwide are down 20% from a couple of decades ago. The numbers in Virginia are also down. "From an overall standpoint we've seen pretty comparable decreases," said Briggs Andrews, a Board Member with the American Cancer Society's South...Tags: Lung Cancer, Health Organizations, Colon Cancer, American Cancer Society
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Congress' popularity reaches new low
How low can Congress go? Well, lower than a cockroach. Really. A nationwide poll last week conducted by Public Policy Polling found Americans had a higher opinion of cockroaches than of Congress. But the roaches had to scurry. They were more popular than...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Lindsay Lohan, Chris Christie, Democratic Party, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Healthcare crisis: not enough specialists for the poor
The blurry vision began early last year. Roy Lawrence ignored it as long as he could. But after falling off a ladder at his construction job, he knew he had to see a doctor. He went to a community health clinic in South Los Angeles, where doctors...
Tags: Eyes and Vision, Health Insurance Cost, Medicaid, Cataracts, Diabetes
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Web-based info may not increase cancer screening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Offering women information on colon cancer screening via the web does not get them to take up screening any more effectively than printed materials, according to a new study. "It's disappointing that the web didn't have more...Tags: Services and Shopping, Drugs and Medicines, Evanston, Colon Cancer, Medical Research
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Spay us now or spay us later
I signed another sympathy card last week for the family of a wonderful female golden retriever that died from mammary adenocarcinoma (breast cancer). This type of cancer would most certainly have been prevented if she had been spayed at an appropriate...Tags: Testosterone, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pets, Abdominal Pain, FBI
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An easier way to go
The most dreaded part of a colonoscopy is prepping for it. The day before the exam, patients often drink large amounts of a vile-tasting liquid, then it's off to the throne for the better part of the day and night. Though unpleasant, this extreme...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Food and Drug Administration, Colon Cancer, Kidney Disease, Medical Research
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Jan 13, 2013
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Nov 28, 2012
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Nov 14, 2012
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